WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days -- 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year. This is the most yearly enrollees in at least the past five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020. The number of new enrollees increased in all 50 states yea  more

MONTEREY, California, March 30 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: In a wide-ranging series of presentations and discussions, topics from international and domestic terrorism and the mass migration "meta-crisis" to lessons in leadership, cybersecurity, and intergenerational capacity building in the workforce were covered during the annual Center for Homeland Defense and Security Alumni Professional Exchange (APEX) Continuing Ed  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S., urging the court to maintain a preliminary injunction that required Idaho hosp  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on March 28, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In January 2024, there were a total of 6,124,000 unemployed people and 8,863,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Maryland and North Dakota were among the states with the lowest numbers of unemployed people per job openin  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 4.8 percent in 2022 after increasing 10.8 percent in 2021 (table 1). By comparison, the broader economy, as measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), increased 1.9 percen  more

TOQUERVILLE, Utah, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $35 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for six small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah. The projects, each receiving funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will increase water supply reliability, improve operational flexibility community and landscap  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Lee Ann Eager, of San Diego, has been reappointed to the California Transportation Commission, where she has served since 2020. Eager was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fresno County Economic Development Board from 2009 to 2023. She was an Attorney at Lang, Richert & Patch from 2005 to 2009. Eag  more

OAKLAND, California, March 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Building on public safety investments in Oakland and the East Bay, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has entered into a contract with Flock Safety to install a network of approximately 480 high-tech cameras in the City of Oakland and on state freeways in the East Bay to combat criminal activity and freeway violence. The camera network wil  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of four $50,000 rewards for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the murders of Alan Schwalbe in Costa Mesa; Gregory Ruffin and Lamontee Stevenson in San Diego; and Victoria Barrios in Santa Ana. Under California law, law enforcement agencies may ask the Governor to issue rewards in certain unsolved cases  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has granted 37 pardons and 18 commutations. The California Constitution gives the Governor the authority to grant executive clemency in the form of a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. The Governor regards clemency as an important part of the criminal justice system that can incentivize accountability and rehabilitation, increase  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The California Department of Public Health announced the expansion of the California Prenatal Screening (CA PNS) Program to include additional conditions on the screening panel beginning April 1. The statewide program is offered to all pregnant women in California to detect potential genetic conditions and birth defects in their developing fetus. California is the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Maurice Bryant, 53, of Antelope, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to traffic at least 5,000 grams of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base, and Steven Hampton, 64, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documen  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Rondell Cramer, 45, of San Francisco, was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully dealing in firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on June 1, 2022, while driving in Fairfield, Cramer was pulled over for driving a vehicle without a license plat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Paulo Perez-Mendoza, 44, of Stockton, charging him with conspiring to receive and sell smuggled pesticides into the United States and the unlawful distribution and sale of unregistered pesticides, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between Jan. 1, 20  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Honorary President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, traveled to Seoul and Tokyo to present the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award(R) to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for working to improve relations between their countries despite domestic opposition stemming from   more

MONTEREY, California, March 30 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: A multi-billion dollar federal program aimed at expanding broadband internet access for Native American tribes in the U.S. is being led by Center for Homeland Defense and Security alumna Margaret Gutierrez. Gutierrez, who graduated from the CHDS Master's Program in 2013, serves as Division Chief for the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications   more

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 30 -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued the following news release: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world's largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has awarded to fund numerous projects across the Agency's discovery, clinical, and infrastructure programs. The awards will support 11 projects in the Agency's Foundation Awards (DISC 0) Program, which supports rigorous studies addr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 17 Iowa counties of the April 29, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues ca  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in eight New Mexico counties of the April 29, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced re  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 21 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in Washington of the April 29, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 74 Texas counties of the April 29, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in six Washington counties and neighboring counties in Oregon of the April 29, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econ  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Last week while in Lagos, Nigeria, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield announced that the United States will elevate educational and cultural platforms to strengthen creative economies between the United States and Africa. The announcement of these platforms builds on a recent visit to Nigeria by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and aligns with  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on March 28, 2024: By Matthew Olay, DOD News Approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors deployed to Australia's Northern Territory this week to participate alongside their counterparts in the annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, the Pentagon announced today. "Over the next six months, MRF-Darwin will conduct a series of exercises and training events with the Australian Defense Force and other regional  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Chase Kohler, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, recently returned to service after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Due to special circumstances, the decision wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SEATTLE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Seattle arrested 13 unlawfully present noncitizens who have been convicted of drug trafficking or multiple drug possession related offenses involving illicit narcotics during a nationwide law enforcement effort that ran from March 11 - 26. "Our communities ha  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 30 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter: * * * FCEDA to Host Exporting Workshop + Weekly Business News Digest * * * The Aerospace Corporation Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Fairfax County At a time of significant change in the space domain's strategic environment, The Aerospace Corporation announced that it has relocated its corporate headquarters to Chantilly, Va., from El Segundo, Calif. The shift will bring Aerospa  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended 216 unlawfully present noncitizens who have been convicted of drug trafficking or multiple drug possession related offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, or synthetic drugs, during a nation-wide law enforcement effort that ran from M  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States urging the court to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho, consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In the brief (https://illino  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DANIEL STEPHEN WRAY, a/k/a "Danny," a/k/a "Tubs," a/k/a "El Gordo," age 35, a resident of Chula Vista, California, pleaded guilty on March 27, 2024 to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846, announced U.S. A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold a preliminary injunction that requires Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the fe  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: New York State Attorney General Letitia James today spearheaded efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Co-leading a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-cur  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 30 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration issued two prohibition notices and one consent order in March 2024. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution. Notices of Prohibition: * Sarah C. Conley, a former employee of Summit Federal Credit Union, Rochester, New York. * Carle  more

MONTEREY, California, March 30 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General Todd Hunt, a graduate of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Executive Leaders Program, is helping drive a unique cybersecurity initiative that combines federal, state, and local partners. Major Gen. Hunt (ELP cohort 1701) oversees the North Carolina Joint Cyber Security Task Force (JCTF), which includes  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57040) involving CTE Cal Inc., Pittsburg, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: CTE CAL, INC Region: 4 City: Pittsburg State: CA License #: 8327-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Robert Greger HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 03/21/2024 Notification Time: 16:13 [ET] Event Date: 03/20/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [PDT] Last Update Date: 03/21  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57040) involving CTE Cal Inc., Pittsburg, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: CTE CAL, INC Region: 4 City: Pittsburg State: CA License #: 8327-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Robert Greger HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 03/21/2024 Notification Time: 16:13 [ET] Event Date: 03/20/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [PDT] Last Update Date: 03/21  more

FORT MEADE, Maryland, March 30 -- The National Security Agency Central Security Service issued the following news release: The National Cryptologic Museum welcomes Dr. Merryl Goldberg, Professor in the School of Arts at California State University San Marcos on April 4, 2024 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. for "A Conversation with Merryl Goldberg." Dr. Goldberg will discuss her journey through Moscow in the 1980's, her battle of wits with the KGB, and the cipher system she developed using coded music sheet  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Reclamation today announced a $5.5 million investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to repair the Willow Creek Dam in Montana and the B.F. Sisk Dam in California as part of the Investing in America agenda. Willow Creek Dam in Montana will use $2.1 million to fund temporary spillway improvements by installing rock in the spillway to redu  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the selection of 17 new Women's Business Centers (WBCs), 13 of which will be hosted by established Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across ten state  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Busine  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in six Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Colorado are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. T  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in six Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Colorado are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losse  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, recognized four SBA Resource Partners of the Year awardees. The awardees - from Wisconsin, Michigan, Colorado, and Mississippi - will be honored at a ceremony dur  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the opening of a SBA Business Recovery Center in Avondale on Tuesday, April 2, to provide a wide range of services to businesses impacted by severe or extreme drought that occurred Sept. 19 - Dec. 5, 2023. The center will open as indicated below. "Given the economic losses Louisiana busi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 506,500 illegal immigrant appreh  more

SANTA ANA, California, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The former senior director of fiscal services at an Orange County public school district pleaded guilty today to embezzling approximately $15.9 million from the district over several years. Jorge Armando Contreras, 53, of Yorba Linda, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, theft and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving fede  more

DARWIN, Australia, March 30 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Capt. Madison Reynolds, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. Led by a California-based Marine infantry regiment for the third year in a row, this year's Marine Air-Ground Task Force brings approximately 2,000 U.S. Marines and Sailors to Australia's Northern Territory   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DARWIN, NT, Australia - A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. Led by a California-based Marine infantry regiment for the third year in a row, this year's Marine Air-Ground Task Force brings approximately 2,000 U.S. Marines and Sailors to Australia's Northern Ter  more